Introducing Gmail for mobile 2.0 — As an engineer on the Gmail for mobile team, I use the Gmail client on my mobile phone all the time. Because of this, I'm always looking for ways to make it faster, more robust and easier to use. Today, we're thrilled to introduce Gmail for mobile version 2 …

New York Times (NYT) Running On Fumes — Not sure how it came to this so fast, but the New York Times (NYT) is approaching the point where it will have to manage its business primarily to conserve cash and avoid defaulting on its debt. This situation will only get worse as advertising revenue continues …

Video site Break.com lays off 11 — Video site Break.com has laid off about 11 workers, according to CEO Keith Richman. — The site, which now bills itself as an online “entertainment destination for guys” is planning to hire the same number of people in the future, just “with different skill sets,” Richman said.

Intel unveils new cooling tech for ultrathin laptops — Intel wants a laptop to live up to its name. — A computer that sits comfortably, coolly on your lap. The world's largest chipmaker expects a crush of ultrathin laptops from PC makers in 2009 and unveiled cooling technology this week …

Online divorcee jailed after killing virtual hubby — TOKYO - A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.

Collateral Damage: Why Windows Mobile will die. — I am not a very sophisticated mobile phone user. I don't use most of the bells and whistles on my phone, probably because I don't know what they even are. But just because I'm an idiot about USING mobile phones doesn't mean I don't understand …

Licensed P2P to Rise, But Piracy Will Dominate — Despite numerous examples of legitimate uses, most people still associate P2P with illegal file-sharing. That perception might be due for a change, according to a new report from research firm MultiMedia Intelligence.

Sun Loses Co-Founder to Start-Up — MENLO PARK, Calif. — Andreas von Bechtolsheim, a brilliant billionaire who has created some of the best-selling computer systems in the industry, is resigning as chief architect of Sun Microsystems to focus on a start-up that is challenging another industry giant, Cisco Systems.

Taking Your Wi-Fi Cafe With You, but Not Everywhere — What if you could take along your strong and speedy home Wi-Fi connection wherever you go? — That's the idea behind a new service from Sprint called Xohm, which takes Wi-Fi to its logical extreme. Fittingly, the technology behind it is called WiMax.

Apple begins testing Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update — Apple this week began testing Mac OS X 10.5.6, the next in a running series of updates planned for the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, which could prove to be the most extensive yet. — The first test build, which reportedly arrive Thursday …

Pro Quality Without Reflex Lens — O.K., O.K., we get it. There are some things we just can't have. — You can't have a little cellphone with a big screen. You can't have a big car that gets amazing gas mileage. And you can't have a little camera that takes pro-quality photos.

You Know About Backups. Now, Do It Online. — “My wife's computer crashed first,” lamented Francis Wade. Then his followed a few weeks later, as if part of some malicious digital conspiracy. — “God knows what happened to it. Windows started to misbehave. I couldn't get into anything.